Rockwell Automation 8520-ARM2 9/Series CNC AMP Reference Manual Documentation Set - Manual (Page 425)

Plane Select Parameters
Chapter 18
18-3
Changing the preceding definitions can have a dramatic change on
operation. For example, switching a lathe from the standard ZX plane to
the reversed XZ plane causes:
G02 circular interpolation clockwise and G03 circular interpolation
counterclockwise to reverse. G02 becomes circular interpolation
counterclockwise and G03 becomes circular interpolation clockwise.
fixed cycle operation rotates 90 degrees. For example, on a lathe, a
normal straight threading operation that cuts threads in the Z axis rotates
to cut face threads along the X axis. The Z axis move becomes the
infeed into the thread.
other plane dependent features to reverse their operation.
Plane Configuration for Dual Axes
On single processing systems only the master axis name (first servo
configured in the dual group) can be used in a plane definition. On dual
processing systems, if an axis is a member of a dual group, slave servos
(any servo in the group other than the first one configured) can be used in a
plane definition. This plane can only be activated when the dual group is
decoupled.
If you’re defining two planes one of which includes a slave and another
axis and the other that includes the master of that slave and the same other
axis, then the master and the slave must either both be the first or both be
the second axis in both plane definitions. For example:
Axis 1 (X)
Axis 2 (Y)
Axis 3 (Z)
Axis 4 (W)
•
These axes are part of a dual group named Z
This configuration:
The following plane definition is invalid:
G17 XY
G18 ZX
G19 XW
Because Z occurs first in the G18 plane with X and its
slave Z slave W occurs second in the G19 plane with X.
The following plane definition is valid:
G17 XY
G18 ZX
G19 WX
Because Z occurs first in the G18 plane with X and its
slave (W) also occurs first in the G19 plane with X.
Incorrectly configuring this plane generates the error message “Dual Plane
Configuration Error” on the control once the AMP file is downloaded.